An Oxnard police officer was hurt in the apprehension of a suspect on Saturday night, authorities said.

At about 10:45 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a report of possible gang members trespassing in a vacant apartment in the 100 block of south E Street, the Oxnard Police Department reported. The block extends south of First Street, just a few blocks from the police station downtown.

Police said a suspect fled the scene and discarded a loaded handgun. Officers pursued him on foot, eventually taking him into custody near Third Street and south E Street.

An officer suffered a head laceration during the incident, police said.

Police said they arrested Robert Navarro, 28, of Oxnard, on suspicion of being a felon with a prior gun-possession conviction, carrying a concealed, loaded gun and causing injury to an officer. He remained in Ventura County jail as of Sunday afternoon in lieu of $51,000 bail.